Playing Cards from France
Archaic Spanish proof sheets
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by Simon Wintle
2 x uncoloured proof sheets of archaic Spanish-suited playing cards produced for “New Spain”, possibly clandestinely.
Atout Cœur!
Poster designs by children for an anti-smoking campaign in the Midi-Pyrenées region of France.
Atouts de la Vie
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by Simon Wintle
“Atouts de la Vie” wartime card game created by Madame Lucien Willemetz, c.1940.
Auvergne Pattern - Portrait d'Auvergne
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by Simon Wintle
The Auvergne pattern is one of the oldest in France.
B.P. Grimaud pack for Bolivia
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited pack made in France for sale in Bolivia, c.1880.
Back to the USSR
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by Simon Wintle
Back to the USSR deck featuring communist party leaders and politicians, c.1995
Banco for Air France, c.1952
Banco playing cards for Air France manufactured by Draeger Frères, c.1952.
Banque Nationale de Paris, c.1962
Special deck made for La Banque Nationale de Paris by Van Genechten, Turnhout, c.1962.
Baron Louis Atthalin’s Transformation Playing Cards, 1817
Baron Louis Atthalin (1784-1856) designed these cards whilst on a sea crossing from Palermo to Marseilles in 1814.
Bass & Bass Jeu des Familles
Bass & Bass ‘Jeu des Familles’ made by Franz-Josef Holler, Münich, 1989.
Benedicte Morand-Bail
Benedicte Morand-Bail’s striking and colourful abstract poker deck with French named courts
Benoist Laius
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish playing cards such as these were used in those parts of France where certain games were enjoyed, such as Aluette.
Besançon Tarot by Jacob Jerger
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by Simon Wintle
Besançon tarot published by Jacob Jerger, 18th century.
Bicentenario della Rivoluzione Francese
Bicentenary of the French Revolution pack produced by Vannini, Florence, Italy, 1989.
Boisse English pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Boisse English pattern, c.1870 based on designs by De La Rue.
Bone Playing Cards
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by Becky Bevan
My late mother found these miniature cards in a skip around 50 years ago.
Boulogne-sur-Mer Chamber of Commerce
Boulogne-sur-Mer Chamber of Commerce & Industry playing cards illustrated by James Hodges, c.1974.
